books.google.ca - The book analyzes how manufacturing firms bring new and improved products and production processes to the market. It examines sources of innovative ideas and technologies; the role of R&D activity; the use of patent protection and other government policies; and the effect of innovation on employment...http://books.google.ca/books/about/Innovation_and_Knowledge_Creation_in_an.html?id=3tmddBIuyJsC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareInnovation and Knowledge Creation in an Open Economy